Cheery wines for a Covid Christmas

 It’s beginning to look a lot like Covid this Christmas, and that may require an extra pour or two of holiday “cheer” in your wine glass. While slurping a box of the cheap stuff is a bad idea, a nice glass of vino will boost the “feel good” chemicals in

What the heck is a Pét-nat

 Wine trends come and go, but one trend seems to be sticking around with the cool kids — Pét-nat! So what is Pét-nat? In a nutshell, Pét-nat, aka pétillant naturel, is an unfined and unfiltered sparkling wine, and despite being a trendy tipple, Pét-nat has been around for thousands of

Valentine’s Day wines for the lady in your life

 Valentines Day is coming up and you know what that means: it’s time to go to the LCBO and buy some love juice, a.k.a. a nice bottle of wine for the lady in your life. If you’re planning to only spend $15 on wine for Valentine’s Day, don’t expect much

Thirst Impressions: Piedmont or Bust

 As usual, we'll look back at a few releases before we sample the newest bottles on Vintages’ shelves. The October 13 release had one for those of you who like sparkling wine but aren't big fans of the price of Champagne. Head a little south of Champagne to Burgundy for